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Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov. Sergei Karpukhin / Reuters

Kadyrov Says Number of Chechens Fighting with ISIS in Syria Limited

by Taha Abed alWahed | Nov 28, 2016 | Interviews

Moscow – Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov said that only a few dozen of his country’s nationals were fighting with ISIS in Syria, adding that most of them were living in Western Europe at the time of their recruitment. Kadyrov stressed that measures taken by...

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U.S. President elect Donald Trump speaks at election night rally in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar

The ‘Trump Effect’: Allies and Adversaries Adapt to Uncertainty

by Eli Lake | Nov 28, 2016 | Opinion

During the presidential campaign, many foreign ambassadors quietly warned that a Donald Trump presidency would be a disaster. It’s easy to see why. As Robert Kagan, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a Clinton supporter, put it in a column over the...

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Black Friday. Reuters

‘Black Friday’ Backfires on the British Markets

by Jocelyn Elia | Nov 28, 2016 | Business

London – The British stores held high expectations after adopting the U.S. “Black Friday” tradition, however, the dream of ideal profits and crazy sales rates had swiftly vanished as costumers did not respond to the market’s new offer and left the...

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U.S. Special Operations forces travel through the village of Fatisah in the northern Syrian province of Raqqa on May 25, 2016. (Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty Images)

U.S. Expands Elite Military Unit’s Powers to Hunt Terrorists Globally

by Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Dan Lamothe | Nov 28, 2016 | World

Washington- The Obama administration is giving the elite Joint Special Operations Command — the organization that helped kill Osama bin Laden in a 2011 raid by Navy SEALs — expanded power to track, plan and potentially launch attacks on terrorist cells around the...

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Al-Okhdood archeological city in Najran – Wayne Eastep

Najran: Land of ‘Groove’…History of Majestic Civilizations

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 28, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

Riyadh – Najran, located in the southern region of Saudi Arabia, has been among the most important historical regions comprising more than 100 sites. The recent explorations have showed that Najran witnessed the emergence of many civilizations with some going...